Dress-suit case.



No. 866,459. I PATENTED SBPT. 17, 1907.

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DRESS SUIT CASE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10, 1908 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.-

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SUIT CASE.

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ALFRED GRAY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DRESS-SUIT CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1907.

- Application filed November 10, 1906. $erial No. 342,847.

vented new and useful Improvements in Dress-Suit Cases, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to dress suit cases and similar traveling bags,and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide asupplemental compartment for small articles and to provide a separatecover for said compartment. v

In dress suit cases and other traveling bags, as now constructed, smallarticles, such as combs, brushes collars, ties, and scarfs are liable tobe moved about within the case and become very diiiicult to locate whenthey are wanted without removing all the contentsof the case.

One of the principal objects of my invention is to provide a separatecompartment for small articles which will be provided with a separatecover so that these articles may be removed from the case withoutopening the compartmcnt containing the clothes or other large articles.

The object referred to may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dress suit case made in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3is a longitudinal section on the line 3-3, Fig. 2, looking in thedirection indicated by the arrow. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on theline 44, Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated Suitably fittedwithin one end of the body portion of the case is a tray 6 which may bebound with a piece of sheet metal 7 or other suitable material whichextends above the upper edge of the tray to close the joint between thebody 1 of the case and the covers 8 for the end compartment. The covers8 are hinged at the top and bottom of the case, as shown at 9, and thesehinges may be covered with a piece of flexible material 10 similar incolor and appearance to the body of the case. The covers 8 open out fromthe center, as shown, and are provided with a suitable lock 11, andspring fasteners 120i the usual or any suitable construction, may beutilized for holding the covers or lids 8 in closed position.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a dress suit case made inaccordance with my invention will be found very convenient, and usefulfor travelers. The end compartment may be opened for the purpose ofremoving small articles without disturbing the larger compartment. inthe large compartment are accessible without disturbing the smallcompartment.

While I have shown a dress suit case provided with a compartment at oneend for small articles, it will be understood that my improvement may beapplied to traveling cases, hand bags, and other similar devices withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is A dress suit caseprovided with a compartment at one end thereof, a tray forming saidcompartment, said tray having a metallic binding extending above theupper edge thereof, covers for said compartment hinged at the top andbottom of the suit case, a lock for securing said covers together, andspring fasteners at the sides of the case, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED GRAY.

Witnesses L. H. THOMSON, .T. FRICKEL.

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